Footnotes1. Appropriation Act (No.1) 2015-16. This may also include prior year departmental appropriation and section 74 Retained Revenue Receipts.2. Includes an amount of $20.750 million in 2015-16 for the Departmental Capital Budget. For accounting purposes this amount has been designated as ‘contributions by owners’.3. Appropriation Act (No.2) 2015-16. This may also include prior year equity injections.

EXPENSE FOR OUTCOME 1

Outcome 1: Informed decision-making, research and discussion within governments and the community by leading the collection, analysis and provision of high quality, objective and relevant statistical information

Budget*

Actual Expenses

Variation

2015-16

2015-16

2015-16

$'000

$'000

$'000

(a)

(b)

(a) - (b)

Program 1.1: Australian Bureau of Statistics

Departmental expenses

Departmental appropriation (footnote 1)

452,188

452,725

(537)

Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year

36,822

30,889

5,933

Total for Programme 1.1

489,010

483,614

5,396

2014-15

2015-16

Average Staffing Level (number)

2 641

2 888

* Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2015-16 Budget at Additional Estimates.

COMPLIANCE WITH PGPA ACT AND PGPA RULE

Sections 17AG and17BE of the PGPA Rule require that Commonwealth entities’ annual reports must include a statement of any significant issues or instances of non-compliance in relation to the finance law. Entities must also notify the responsible Minister under paragraph 19(1)(e) of the PGPA Act during the reporting period and outline the actions taken to remedy the non-compliance. As the Finance Minister has responsibility for the finance law, accountable authorities should also provide a copy of their notifications of significant non-compliance with the finance law to the Finance Minister.

The ABS has not identified any instances of significant or systemic non-compliance in 2015-16.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

To view the independent auditors report and related financial statements for the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the 2015-16 financial year please refer to the pdf of the Annual Report 2015-16 (available from the downloads tab) pages 80-121.